American Idol 2012 – a Corker
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| The final two - photo from www.americanidol.com |
Ultimately Phillip winning is a wonderful thing for
the show and for music, because he’ll inspire brilliant musicians to take a
chance on shows like Idol – and that’s good for us viewers. The other great
quality Phillip has, that is inspirational, is the message it’s OK to be yourself
– more kids need to embrace this. If the girls voted for him because he’s cute –
that’s great, because they also voted for someone who’s a cracking muso. I don’t
want to take anything away from Jessica because she is definitely a powerhouse
voice, but she made one fatal error on the finale (which I believe is a sign of
her immaturity) her “hit” song was bloody appalling. I believe she lost the
show on that performance alone, but she’ll be OK – with a voice like that she
can’t lose.
Ultimately, as the years go on, the show is attracting
higher quality performers as people realise throwing your hat in with Idol is
actually a very good thing for career prospects. I mean look at Adam Lambert –
a global mega-star because of Idol. It didn’t matter that he didn’t win because
the stage was set for superstardom. He’s definitely still my favourite
contestant and the new album is cracking.
As an aside, many are criticising the judges performance,
but the trio have chosen far superior talent for the top 24 than their predecessors
ever did – so that’s an indication to me they know what they’re doing. I also
like the fact they’re nice to the contestants –showing a sensitive, human side
is apparently bad by some people’s definition? It’s a brutal world the music business,
but it doesn’t mean you need to shame young talent on global TV. I always
believe positive encouragement gets better results – but I’m just a softy. The
big news about the judges is apparently it’s JLo’s last season, which will be a
shame – I admire her.
Overall for me, this season was the best yet – and even
though it’s said every year, I think it’s true. A sure sign it was a great year
is I didn’t care who won, and for the first time, didn’t feel deeply
disappointed by the results. Many in the top 10 were amazing, with Joshua at
the top of my list, closely followed by Phillip, Skylar, Elise and Colton –
they’re just my style. Jessica is going to have an amazing career, as is Holly –
but I just don’t crave the music they perform. They’re the sorts of girls who’ll
do a movie soundtrack for a romantic mega hit, but it’s just not my cup of tea.
Doesn’t mean they’re not good.
So another year is done and it was awesome. I love
watching the emotion around people chasing their dreams, and I find it a
fascinating process because some get it and improve, while others just don’t
seem to find their groove on the show – Elise was one of those for me. She
thought the judges were harsh, but she just didn’t find her way and she wasn’t
warm enough – that makes a HUGE difference because American Idol is a
popularity contest too. Tommy Hilfiger added a fashion dimension to the show this
year which was cool, and Jimmy did a really great job – although what’s with
the nose twitching? The producers also must have read my blog from last year :), because they had a past Idol perform on every show J - brilliant and they brought the guests back – in a slightly
different way.
American Idol is a great show, full of heart and bursting with talent. I love it
and find it fascinating – but next year, how about a little more support for
the girls America?
Yours, without the bollocks
Andrea
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